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A brief introduction to the famous anti-Japanese general Zhang Lingfu.
Zhang Lingfu (1903.08.20 ~ 1947.05.16), male, Han nationality, was from Chang'an County, Shaanxi Province (now Chang'an District, Xi'an). His original name was Zhang Zhonglin and his courtesy name was Lingfu. Later, due to the murder of his wife, he changed his name to Zhang Lingfu and his courtesy name was Zhonglin. A senior general of the National Revolutionary Army with the rank of lieutenant general, he participated in the Agrarian Revolutionary War, the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation. He once served as the division commander of the 74th reorganized division of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China. On May 16, 1947, he was killed in the Menglianggu Battle of the Liberation War at the age of 44.
Is Zhang Lingfu a famous anti-Japanese general?
1. Of course he is;
2. The brief introduction is as follows:
Zhang Lingfu (August 1903) 20th - May 16, 1947), named Zhonglin, courtesy name Lingfu, and Yixing, a native of Dongda Village on the outskirts of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, and a lieutenant general of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army. He participated in four "encirclement and suppression" campaigns against the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and was later convicted of killing his wife. He was allowed to "make meritorious service" during the Anti-Japanese War. He participated in the Battle of Songhu, Nanchang, Changde, etc., and made military exploits.
3. Detailed explanation:
General Zhang Lingfu is a soldier. During the Anti-Japanese War, he led the troops in countless tough battles, vicious battles and victorious battles, and was wounded many times. As many contemporary Chinese newcomers, they may only know that Zhang Lingfu and his 74th Division (called the 74th Army during the Anti-Japanese War) were completely annihilated by the East China Field Army commanded by Generals Chen Yi and Su Yu in the Battle of Menglianggu. This is a classic example in the history of the Kuomintang Civil War. But little is known about General Zhang Lingfu's other life stories before this, especially the many vicious and tough battles Zhang Lingfu participated in against the Japanese invaders during the Anti-Japanese War. Zhang Lingfu's 74th Army was a heroic anti-Japanese force before the Liberation War. Under the leadership of its commander, General Wang Yaowu, it participated in almost all the major battles of the National Revolutionary Army against the Japanese army in the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War. It killed and injured countless Japanese invaders and repeatedly defeated the elite Japanese troops. , created the nationally famous De'an Victory, and was known as the "Anti-Japanese Iron Army."
We have the responsibility to inform future generations of China about this true history, so that they can have a more comprehensive understanding of the suffering process of the Chinese nation that occurred more than 60 years ago. As historical materialists, we should not only judge heroes based on ideology and personal success or failure. We can objectively and comprehensively evaluate General Zhang Lingfu’s life as a professional soldier from a historical perspective, which is not biased. "It is only natural that he rose up in the army and died in the army." It can be said to be a summary of Zhang Lingfu's life destiny.
Brief introduction of Zhang Lingfu
Zhang Lingpu (1903.08.20 ~ 1947.05.16), male, Han nationality, was from Chang'an County, Shaanxi Province. His original name was Zhang Zhonglin and his courtesy name was Lingfu. Later he changed his name to Zhang Lingfu and his courtesy name was Zhonglin. Senior general of the National Revolutionary Army, with the rank of lieutenant general. He once served as the division commander of the 74th reorganized division of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China. On May 16, 1947, he was killed in the Menglianggu Battle of the Liberation War at the age of 45.
Zhang Lingpu was a brave anti-Japanese hero and a versatile talent who studied at Peking University. He received a good education and his calligraphy was excellent. I once read from a book "Treasures from the Wuling Collection" that General Zhang Lingfu inscribed the "Posthumous Collection of Mr. Cai Songpo" to his subordinates during the Battle of Changde in 1943. The font was "majestic and graceful, diluting the strangeness". He is a rare Confucian general. Judging from the appearance: tall and straight figure, majestic and sharp eyes, showing the courage, heroism and coldness of a soldier...
Zhang Lingpu can be said to be a rare warrior in the national army and a hero of the Anti-Japanese War! He participated in the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Nanjing, the Battle of Wuhan, the Battle of Lanfeng, the Battle of Changsha, the Battle of Quzhou, the Battle of Changde, the Battle of Hengyang, the Battle of Shanggao, and the Battle of Xiangxi, and wiped out countless enemies. In the Battle of Wanjialing, he fought bloody battles with the Japanese invaders for five days and five nights, and cooperated with the main force to almost annihilate a Japanese division. His great contribution to the Anti-Japanese War is indelible.
Brief introduction of Zhang Lingfu
Zhang Lingfu (1903.08.20 ~ 1947.05.16), male, Han nationality, was from Chang'an County, Shaanxi Province (now Chang'an District, Xi'an). His original name was Zhang Zhonglin and his courtesy name was Lingfu. Later, due to the murder of his wife, he changed his name to Zhang Lingfu and his courtesy name was Zhonglin. He studied at Peking University and Huangpu University successively. He was a senior general of the National Revolutionary Army with the rank of lieutenant general. He participated in the Agrarian Revolutionary War, the Anti-Japanese War and the Liberation War. He once served as the division commander of the 74th reorganized division of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China. Zhang Lingfu is a famous anti-Japanese general and national hero with excellent character and military ethics and integrity. On May 16, 1947, he was killed in the Menglianggu Battle of the Liberation War at the age of 44.
Introduction to Zhang Lingpu
Zhang Lingfu, formerly known as Zhang Zhonglin, also known as Zong Ling, also known as Lingfu. A native of Shaanxi, he entered the fourth phase of Huangpu Military Academy in May 1925, and soon joined the Chinese Kuomintang under the recommendation of Dai Jitao and Wang Boling. While in school, he actively participated in the struggle to drive out Xu (Chongzhi) and was assigned to serve in the First Division of the National Revolutionary Army (division commander Hu Zongnan).
Due to fighting outside all year round, Zhang Lingfu, the commander of Hu Zongnan's First Army, suspected his wife of betrayal, which resulted in the sensational tragedy of "the commander killed his wife in Gucheng". After that, Zhang Lingfu was imprisoned for a time and was imprisoned in the "Model Prison" under Chiang's order for 10 years.
After the July 7th Incident broke out, the Nationalist Government ordered all serving officers and soldiers, except political prisoners, to be transferred to military service, to serve for meritorious service, and to retain their original military ranks. Zhang Lingfu, who came out of the army again, received the kindness of his former boss, Wang Yaowu, who was now the commander of the 51st Division. In order to show his determination to reform, he officially reversed his name "Zhonglin" and his business name "Lingfu", and changed "Zhang Zhonglin" to "Zhang Lingfu". During the entire Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Lingfu fought against the Japanese invaders in the north and south under Wang Yaowu. He experienced countless tough and vicious battles and wrote his most glorious chapter.
In 1937, the 51st Division went to Shanghai to participate in the famous "August 13" Songhu Defense Battle. Zhang Lingfu came to the 305th Regiment of the 153rd Brigade and took office. During the battle to defend Shanghai, he won the love of the entire regiment's officers and soldiers with his bravery, decisiveness and skillful command. During the battle in Jiading, faced with a swarm of Japanese aggressors whose weapons and equipment were far superior to those of the national army, the red-eyed Zhang Lingfu threw off his military uniform, jumped out of the trench with a machine gun, and led more than 100 death squads to fight head-on, killing the Japanese aggressors. Throw away your helmet and take off your armor, and run away like a rat with your head in your hands. Later, he led the regiment to repel seven consecutive enemy charges, killing and wounding more than 800 Japanese invaders.
In 1938, during the Battle of Wuhan, Xue Yue commanded the troops of the Ninth Theater Command to use an anti-eight formation to lure the enemy deeper and surrounded the Japanese 106th Division in Wanjialing. The Japanese army resisted and captured the commanding heights of Zhang Gufeng. The battle situation was extremely dangerous. Zhang Lingfu He took the initiative to volunteer, led a suicide squad, took a small road at night, and fought hard to recapture Zhang Gufeng. His leg was seriously injured.
During the Battle of Changde in 1943, Zhang Lingfu personally led a commando to rescue the 57th Division of the 74th Army of the Changde garrison. The battle was extremely fierce. , forcing the Japanese army to withdraw on the same day they occupied Changde City, and made military exploits for the recovery of Changde. Soon after, he lost the battle for commander of the 74th Army and was only deputy commander and commander of the 58th Division. In the Changheng Battle that began in May 1944, due to the influence of his superiors to preserve his strength, he failed to achieve any military exploits and was transferred to the Army University to study.
During the Battle of Zhijiang in April 1945, Zhang Lingfu commanded the 58th Division of the 74th Army to win a bloody battle with the Japanese army at Tieshan. After the war, he was awarded the third-class Baoding Medal and was promoted to lieutenant general of the 74th Army.
Zhang Lingfu repeatedly made military exploits during the Anti-Japanese War and was rated online as one of the top ten famous generals of the National Army in the Anti-Japanese War (see Sina Forum).
On May 14, 1947, Zhang Lingfu led the 74th Division, The lone army rushed forward to attack Tanbu and was surrounded by five main columns mobilized by Chen Su: Huaye 1st Column (Ye Fei), 4th Column (Tao Yong), 6th Column (Wang Bicheng), 8th Column (Wang Jian'an), and 9th Column (Xu Shiyou). The 74th Division was finally defeated and the entire army was destroyed. Zhang Lingfu committed suicide and ended his military career. This was the Battle of Menglianggu.
In February 1945, he was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General of the Army. After reorganization, he served as commander of the 74th Division. Meng Lianggu died in battle on May 16, 1947, at the age of 44.
Lingfu was born
On August 20, 1903, Zhang Lingfu was born in a farm family in Dadong Village, Dongxiang, Chang'an.
Zhang's father, who came from a good family, sent Zhang Lingfu to a private school, and the 10-year-old Lingfu entered an elementary school. Later he was admitted to Chang'an Middle School. When he was in Xi'an, young Zhang Lingfu was attracted by the inscriptions on the Confucian Temple. During holidays, he would bring paper and pen to the Confucian Temple to copy the inscriptions. He was so focused that he often forgot to eat. His calligraphy quickly became famous throughout the school, and the school held a calligraphy exhibition specifically for him, attracting a large number of visitors. This matter was heard by Yu Youren, a veteran of the Kuomintang in Shaanxi. Yu Youren once traveled to Japan to study and participated in the Tongmenghui. In 1922, he returned to Xi'an and served as the commander-in-chief of the Yasukuni Army and the commander-in-chief of the first northwest route of the rebel army. His calligraphy was famous all over the world, so he wanted to see Zhang Lingfu's skills. At that time, Zhang Lingfu wrote five banners in a row. Yu Youren was surprised and overjoyed, and said repeatedly: "Genius, genius, future generations are to be feared!"
Zhang Lingfu loves history, and likes to talk about ancient and modern times together, and give advice on the country. After graduating in 1923, he returned to his hometown and worked as a primary school teacher for a period of time. After accepting the influence of the new trend of thought, Zhang Lingfu was unwilling to live in a remote country and came all the way to Beijing and was admitted to the History Department of Peking University. The student movement in Beijing was raging. While Zhang Lingfu actively participated in it, he deeply felt the weakness of the students. Out of anger, he decided to join the army and joined Hu Jingyi's Second National Army Officer Training Corps in Kaifeng, Henan Province. In 1926, Zhang Lingfu, who was eager to join the revolution, accepted the Guangzhou Whampoa Military Academy's secret enrollment in Zhengzhou and was admitted. In the autumn of the same year, Zhang Lingfu entered the fourth batch of enlisted students of Huangpu Military Academy and studied footwork.
On March 8, 1927, at the opening ceremony of the fourth batch of students of the military academy, Zhang Lingfu, Hu Lian, Lin Biao, Liu Zhidan, Yuan Guoping, Li Mi, Wen Qiang, Tang Shengming and other influential figures in the future of China The characters of the moment stood together and listened to the lectures of the principal Chiang Kai-shek. Starting from this moment, Zhang Lingfu began his twenty-year military career.
The bloody battle with the Japanese invaders
Zhang Lingfu’s official career was not smooth: due to long-term fighting, Zhang Lingfu, the leader of Hu Zongnan’s First Army, suspected that his wife was cheating on him, which resulted in a sensational " The tragedy of the leader Gucheng killing his wife. After that, Zhang Lingfu was imprisoned for a time and was imprisoned in the "Model Prison" under Chiang's order for 10 years. However, because of his outstanding calligraphy, he actually polished his pen a lot during this period. Zhang Lingfu wrote countless signature store names on the streets of Nanjing. But from then on, Zhang Lingfu's irritable and suspicious character was also seen.
Zhang Lingfu’s turning point came with the outbreak of the July 7th Incident. The Nationalist Government ordered that all serving officers and soldiers, except for political prisoners, be transferred to military service, perform meritorious service, and retain their original military ranks. Zhang Lingfu, who came out of the army again, received the kindness of his former boss, Wang Yaowu, who was now the commander of the 51st Division. In order to show his determination to change his ways, he officially changed his name from "Zhang Zongling" to "Zhang Lingfu".
During the entire period of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Lingfu fought against the Japanese invaders in the north and south under Wang Yaowu. He experienced countless tough and vicious battles, and wrote his most glorious page. In 1937, the 51st Division went to Shanghai to participate in the famous "August 13" Songhu Defense Battle. Zhang Lingfu came to the 305th Regiment of the 153rd Brigade and took office. During the battle to defend Shanghai, he won the love of the entire regiment's officers and soldiers with his bravery, decisiveness and skillful command. During the battle in Jiading, faced with a swarm of Japanese aggressors whose weapons and equipment were far superior to those of the national army, the red-eyed Zhang Lingfu threw off his military uniform, jumped out of the trench with a machine gun, and led more than 100 death squads to fight head-on, killing the Japanese aggressors. Throw away your helmet and take off your armor, and run away like a rat with your head in your hands. Later, he led the regiment to repel seven consecutive enemy charges, killing and wounding more than 800 Japanese invaders.
In 1938, Zhang Lingfu was ordered by Wang Yaowu to fight back against the Japanese invaders stationed in Zhanggushan, De'an, Jiangxi. When discussing the battle plan, everyone believed that Zhanggushan's terrain was dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Lingfu stood up after snapping the case and said: "Everyone has read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". General Deng Ai of Wei State captured Chengdu. Unexpectedly, the general of Shu was unaware. He led his elite troops to cross Yinping secretly, flew over Motianling, and captured Jiangyou, Fucheng and Chengdu. We can also follow this example. While the army attacks from the front, we can also select a group of elite soldiers to conduct a sneak attack from the back of Zhanggu Mountain, which is inaccessible, so as to achieve the effect of attacking from two sides." So Zhang Lingfu personally led a commando team. Following Deng Ai's example, he set out lightly, climbed trees and hung trees, passed through the dangerous deep mountains and canyons, old forests and bad water, and cooperated with the frontal troops to attack, and captured Zhanggu Mountain by flying.
Unwilling to be defeated, the Japanese invaders dispatched planes and heavy artillery to bombard Zhanggu Mountain indiscriminately, almost reducing Zhanggu Mountain to the ground. Zhang Lingfu led his troops in a bloody battle with the Japanese invaders for five days and five nights. The positions were gained and lost again, lost and regained, and the battles were repeated. He was in command at the death line and was hit by 7 pieces of shrapnel. He was bleeding profusely but did not retreat from the line of fire.
After learning about the victory of De'an, Tian Han was appointed by Guo Moruo, director of the Third Department of the Political Department of the Kuomintang Military Commission at the time, to interview Zhang Lingfu and others, published it in the "Central Daily News", and wrote the drama "De'an" "The Great Victory", Zhang Lingfu appeared in the play under his real name and became famous all over the world. After the Battle of De'an, Zhang Lingfu was quickly promoted to brigade commander. The regiment under the brigade is actually the division commander. Won the fourth-class Yunhui Medal and the third-class Baoding Medal. In March 1939, Zhang Lingfu led his troops to participate in the Battle of Nanchang. During a battle, his right leg was seriously injured by a cannonball. After hastily bandaging his wounds, he returned to the battle. In the recent battle at Shanggao, his leg was blown off again. Chiang Kai-shek sent a plane to Hong Kong and asked the famous British surgeon Crestel to diagnose and treat him. Shortly after the operation, Zhang Lingfu read in the newspaper the new regulations that soldiers should not go abroad to recuperate during wartime. He ignored the dissuasion of the British doctors that he could recover after another month of treatment, saying that military orders could not be violated and it was not a pity to die of a soldier. The sooner he returned to the army, the more Lingfu became disabled. He walked with a limp and was nicknamed "Lame General".
The Kuomintang army has five main forces, which are placed on the Northeast and East China battlefields respectively. Among the five main forces, the 74th Division is second to none and is considered the first main force among the first-class main forces. The commander of the 74th Division is Zhang Lingfu, who "killed himself to become a benevolent man". During the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek was promoted repeatedly for his merits in combat. He was promoted and awarded almost every year, from regimental commander to brigade commander, deputy division commander, division commander, deputy army commander, and army commander. During the Battle of Changde, he was hailed as a "model soldier" by Chiang Kai-shek. During the Battle of Western Hunan, he won the U.S. Gold Medal of Freedom. Zhang Lingfu was also regarded as the "victorious general" in both the Kuomintang government and the public.
In the Battle of Menglianggu, the Chinese "People's Liberation Army" mobilized 9 columns, 5 columns for the main attack, and 4 columns for reinforcements and blocking the enemy. After 3 days and 3 nights of bloody fighting, they were completely wiped out. There were more than 32,000 people in the 74th Division. The tragic news of the destruction of the "Everlasting Victory Army" and the death of the "Everlasting Victory General" shook the Kuomintang ruling center like a bolt from the blue. Chiang Kai-shek even burst into tears: "With my absolutely superior revolutionary force, I was framed by the inferior gangsters. It is an unprecedented loss, how can I not make people sad!" He not only ordered Zhang Lingfu, who was "loyal to the party and state", to A monument was erected on the bank of Xuanwu Lake, and a cruiser given to the Chinese army by the British was renamed "Lingfu". In sharp contrast to Zhang Lingfu's "reward" after his death, Tang Enbo, the commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang's Luzhong "suppression of ***", was dismissed from his post. This battle had a great shock to the Chiang Kai-shek Group, which can be seen
Zhang Lingfu's personal resume
1. From the current mainstream historical view in the country, note that the mainstream, that is, the official, Zhang Lingfu Zhang Bandit is undoubtedly a sinner. His biggest crime was to lead the reorganized 74th Division in the early days of the "Liberation War" to defeat Chen Yi and Su Yu's Shandong Field Army and East China Field Army and flee. In just a few months, the 74th Division conquered Huai'an, Huaiyin, Lianshui and other cities. The Jiangsu and Anhui liberated areas were completely lost. Chen Su was forced to lead his troops in defeat and fled Shandong. In the upcoming Battle of Menglianggu, with the help of the intelligence provided by two "comrades who infiltrated into the enemy", Guo Rugui (Lieutenant General Director of the Operations Department of the National Defense Ministry) and Liu Fei (Lieutenant General Director of the First Department of the Military Command Department) , Chen Su concentrated five times the force of the 74th Division and finally annihilated it. Bandit Zhang would rather die than surrender, and sacrifice himself for the country (he was stubborn and rebelled to the end, and was eventually shot to death). Therefore, the reactionary officer Zhang Lingfu is undoubtedly the sinner.
2. From the historical perspective of the old Japanese soldiers, General Zhang Lingfu was an opponent they hated and feared. In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the 74th Army (the predecessor of the Reorganized 74th Division) established its army in Shanghai. Under the leadership of Yu Jishi and Wang Yaowu, it became a world-famous anti-Japanese iron army. With his military exploits, Zhang Lingfu served successively as regimental commander, brigade commander, deputy division commander, division commander, deputy corps commander, and finally corps commander in the army. In the Patriotic War against the Japanese army, Zhang Lingfu and the 74th Army won more than they lost. They grew from scratch to strength and became one of the five aces of the national army.
Shanghai, Jiangxi De'an, Jiangxi Nanchang, Hunan Changde, and Xiangxi Xuefeng Mountain were all battlefields where the 74th Army and Zhang Lingfu killed the enemy. The Japanese army tried several times to kill the 74th Army and Zhang Lingfu but failed. This anti-Japanese iron army was later wiped out by the compatriots. Wouldn't it make the Japanese army laugh with their hands in their hands?
3. From my own point of view, that is, as an ordinary Chinese, General Zhang Lingfu is a national hero worthy of modern people’s praise. Zhang Lingfu was a passionate scholar who devoted his writing to the army. After many hardships, he eventually became a pioneer in the fight against Japan and a famous general of his generation. In him, he embodies the great spirit of the Chinese people to not be afraid of powerful enemies and defend their homeland. He was loyal to the revolution and the party, and fulfilled the promise he made at Huangpu Military Academy with his life. It has been 61 years since the general died for the country. Due to the highly partisan official propaganda, Zhang Lingfu has been described as a heinous villain. The mainstream ideology has written about his performance in the War of Liberation, especially his failure in the Battle of Menglianggu. The special book avoids mentioning its victory in the Anti-Japanese War and the early stages of the Liberation War. This is not a historical fact, this is not the true face of history, this is a humiliation and insult to an anti-Japanese hero! No matter what role Zhang Lingfu played in the war between the two domestic parties, his outstanding performance in the Anti-Japanese War alone deserves the respect and memory of all Chinese who love China.
The good news is that in the 2005 activities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War and the 50th anniversary of the anti-fascist war, the historical materials of the 74th Army and General Zhang Lingfu in the Anti-Japanese War were mentioned many times by domestic historical circles and the media. , the original publicity method also caused widespread reflection. Only now did the Chinese people know that Zhang Lingfu was once an anti-Japanese hero, and his name should also be on the Monument to the People's Heroes. As the Chinese people gradually wake up, the negative image of Zhang Lingfu under the education of ignorant people will gradually be swept into the garbage heap of history. Zhang Lingfu, this great name will surely shine in the annals of history and shine for thousands of years!